Multi-mode base station and operating method and wireless communication system thereof

ABSTRACT

A multi-mode base station and an operating method and a wireless communication system thereof are provided. The multi-mode base station includes: at least two protocol processing modules, vested in at least two modes respectively, and adapted to process data and/or signaling of the mode according to the protocol corresponding to the mode; and an interface processing module, adapted to distinguish the mode of the data and/or the signaling while receiving the data and/or the signaling, and distribute the data and/or the signaling to the protocol processing module corresponding to the mode. Thus, the reconfiguration of the multi-mode base station can be performed more conveniently and quickly.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of International Application No.PCT/CN2007/071074, filed on Nov. 16, 2007, which claims the benefit ofChinese Patent Application No. 200610149171.6, filed on Nov. 20, 2006,both of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties.

FIELD OF THE TECHNOLOGY

The present invention relates to a wireless communication field, andmore particularly to a multi-mode base station technique.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In recent years, the communication technique, especially the mobilecommunication technique, has been developing rapidly. The firstgeneration mobile communication system to the third generation (3G)mobile communication system have been proposed in succession, so thatthe mobile communication has produced more and more significant effectson the people's daily life and work. Recently, the number of users ofthe mobile communication is continuously increasing, and various typesof mobile services are released accordingly. As for this continuouslyexpanded market, each large mobile operator in the world strives toattract and maintain the users of the mobile communication by quicklyproviding new mode services, thereby enhancing the competitiveness inthe market.

Two solutions to realizing the new mode service exist in the prior art.

In the first solution, a new mode base station is added based on theoriginal mode, so as to form an overlay communication network, whichprovides different mobile services for the users. The problem of thissolution is that a large investment and operation cost is required inorder to establish such an overlay network, for example, a large cost isrequired for purchasing equipment, acquiring a site, establishing thesite, as well as network operation and maintenance.

The second solution is directed to a multi-mode base station type, inwhich one existing mode base station is reconfigured into a base stationof another mode, or another mode is added for the base station of theexisting mode, so that the base station is reconfigured into amulti-mode base station.

Briefly speaking, a multi-mode base station refers to a base stationthat supports more than two wireless air interface modes in one basestation cabinet, for example, the wireless air interface modes of globalsystem for mobile communication (GSM), wideband code division multipleaccess (WCDMA), code division multiple access 2000 (CDMA2000) aresupported at the same time.

During realization, base band boards of different modes are inserted inthe same base band frame of the base station, so as to form a multi-modebase station. As for the realization method, fixed slots are assigned todifferent modes in advance. For example, the first to fourth slots areassigned to the WCDMA mode, and the fifth to eighth slots are assignedto the GSM mode. In different modes, radio frequency circuits betweenthe base band boards and a radio frequency unit are also different. Ifthe modes corresponding to the slots are fixed, the radio frequencycircuits between the boards and the radio frequency unit arerespectively set according to the mode for each slot.

For the multi-mode base station, when a new mode is added, the old modeboard may be disassembled, and the new mode board is assembled into thecorresponding slot, for example, the GSM board is disassembled, and theWCDMA mode board is inserted, so that one mode base station isreconfigured into a base station of another mode. Alternatively, the newmode module is directly inserted into the corresponding slot, forexample, the WCDMA board is added to the base station already having theGSM mode board, so that the base station is reconfigured into amulti-mode base station, as shown in FIG. 1.

On the whole, the advantage of the second solution compared with thefirst solution lies in saving the cost of the sites and cabinets.However, the new and old mode modules do not have a uniform design, sothat the common problems of the two solutions are as follows.

Firstly, it is relatively inconvenient to reconfigure the mode includingadding and deleting the mode. Secondly, the resource is somewhat wasted,and cannot be shared.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is directed to a multi-mode base station, anoperating method, and a wireless communication system thereof, so as toimplement a reconfiguration of a multi-mode base station conveniently.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a multi-mode basestation, which includes at least two protocol processing modules and aninterface processing module.

The at least two protocol processing modules are respectively vested inat least two modes, and are adapted to process data and/or signaling ofthe mode according to a protocol corresponding to the mode.

The interface processing module is adapted to distinguish the mode ofthe data and/or the signaling while receiving the data and/or thesignaling, and distribute the data and/or the signaling to the protocolprocessing module corresponding to the mode.

The present invention provides a method for operating a multi-mode basestation, which includes the steps as follows.

The multi-mode base station distinguishes a mode of data and/orsignaling through a shared interface processing module while receivingthe data and/or the signaling, and distributes the data and/or thesignaling to a protocol processing module corresponding to the mode. Theprotocol processing module processes the data and/or the signalingaccording to a protocol corresponding to the mode.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a wireless communicationsystem, which includes at least one multi-mode base station.

The multi-mode base station includes at least two protocol processingmodules and an interface processing module.

The at least two protocol processing modules are respectively vested inat least two modes, and are adapted to process data and/or signaling ofthe mode according to a protocol corresponding to the mode.

The interface processing module is adapted to distinguish the mode ofthe data and/or the signaling while receiving the data and/or thesignaling, and distribute the data and/or the signaling to the protocolprocessing module corresponding to the mode.

It can be known through comparison that the main difference between thetechnical solution of the embodiments of the present invention and theprior art lies in setting a corresponding protocol processing module andone shared interface processing module for each mode supported by thebase station. The interface processing module receives the external dataand/or signaling, distinguishes the mode of the received data and/orsignaling, and transmits the data and/or the signaling to the protocolprocessing module corresponding to the mode. Each protocol processingmodule processes the received data and/or signaling according to aprotocol corresponding to the mode. Thus, the multi-mode base station isenabled to form a logical entity while supporting different protocols,thereby transmitting and receiving the data and performing themanagement operation in a unified manner, so that the operationcomplexity is reduced, and the resources are conveniently shared by eachmode.

The multi-mode base station sets a corresponding resource managementmodule for each mode, and further sets one shared global resourcemanagement module for all the modes. The global resource managementmodule is adapted to assign an available resource scope to each mode.The resource management module corresponding to each mode is adapted toassign a required resource to the protocol processing module in theavailable resource scope of the mode. Since the resource managementmodule of each mode is under a macro control of the global resourcemanagement module, the global resource management module can adjust theresource scopes among different modes according to the loadingsituations, so that the shared resources are assigned and managed in abetter way, thereby improving a resource utilization rate.

Through the architecture of the embodiments of the present invention,the reconfiguration of the multi-mode base station can be performedconveniently. If it intends to add a new mode, it is only necessary toadd a corresponding protocol processing module and a resource managementmodule, and if it intends to delete a certain mode, it is only necessaryto remove the protocol processing module and the resource managementmodule corresponding to the mode, so that the reconfiguration can beperformed conveniently and quickly. In addition, the dynamicconfiguration may be adopted to ensure that the current service is notaffected during the reconfiguration.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention will become more fully understood from thedetailed description given herein below for illustration only byreferring to the accompanying drawings among which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of adding a mode in a multi-mode base stationin the prior art;

FIG. 2 is a system structural view of a multi-mode base stationaccording to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of operating the multi-mode base stationaccording to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of reconfiguring the multi-mode base stationaccording to the first embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a dynamic loading flow of protocolprocessing modules in the multi-mode base station according to the firstembodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

In order to make objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of thepresent invention more comprehensible, a detailed description of thepresent invention is given below by reference to accompanying drawings.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a corresponding protocolprocessing module and one shared interface processing module are set foreach mode supported by a base station. The interface processing modulereceives external data and/or signaling, distinguishes the mode of thereceived data and/or signaling, and transmits the data and/or thesignaling to the protocol processing module corresponding to the mode.Each protocol processing module processes the received data and/orsignaling according to a protocol corresponding to the mode. Thus, themulti-mode base station forms a logical entity while supportingdifferent protocols, thereby transmitting and receiving the data andperforming the management operation in a unified manner, so that theoperation complexity is reduced, the resources are conveniently sharedby each mode, and the reconfiguration of the modes could be implementedeasily.

A multi-mode base station in the present invention refers to a basestation that supports at least two modes, including a GSM mode, a CDMAmode, a worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) mode, aWCDMA mode, a time division synchronous code division multiple access(TD-SCDMA) mode, a CDMA2000 mode, a personal handy phone system (PHS)mode, a cluster mode, a long term evolution (LTE) mode, and an airinterface evolution (AIE) mode.

A first embodiment of the present invention is described as follows, inwhich a multi-mode base station and a method for operating a basestation are described. The multi-mode base station includes: at leasttwo protocol processing modules, respectively vested in at least twomodes, and adapted to process data and/or signaling of the modeaccording to a protocol corresponding to the mode; an interfaceprocessing module, adapted to distinguish the mode of the data and/orthe signaling while receiving the data and/or the signaling, anddistribute the data and/or the signaling to the protocol processingmodule corresponding to the mode; resource management modules,separately corresponding to each protocol processing module, and adaptedto assign resources required for processing the data and/or thesignaling to the corresponding protocol processing modules; and a globalresource management module, adapted to assign an available resourcescope to each mode, in which the resource management modulecorresponding to each mode assigns the resources to the protocolprocessing module within the available resource scope of the mode.

For example, a multi-mode base station shown in FIG. 2 supports fourmodes, that is, the GSM, the WCDMA, the CDMA2000, and the WiMAX, so thatthe base station includes: protocol processing modules respectivelyvested in the four modes, that is, a GSM mode protocol processingmodule, a WCDMA mode protocol processing module, a CDMA2000 modeprotocol processing module, and a WiMAX mode protocol processing module;corresponding resource management modules, that is, a GSM mode resourcemanagement module, a WCDMA mode resource management module, a CDMA2000mode resource management module, and a WiMAX mode resource managementmodule; and an interface processing module and a global resourcemanagement module shared by each mode. Each mode shares the interfaceprocessing module and the global resource management module, so that thebase station receives the external data or signaling of each mode, andflexibly allocates the internal resources. Thus, the multi-mode basestation forms a logical entity, thereby performing the managementoperation in a unified manner, so that the operation complexity isreduced, and the resources are conveniently shared by each mode.

During realization, the resource management module corresponding to eachmode and the global resource management module may be deployed on onephysical entity, or even combined into one realizing module. Theresource management module corresponding to each mode and thecorresponding protocol processing module may be deployed on one physicalentity.

In this embodiment, as for IP data and/or signaling, the interfaceprocessing module distinguishes the mode of the data and/or thesignaling according to an address and/or a port number of the dataand/or the signaling. As for an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), theinterface processing module distinguishes the mode of the data and/orthe signaling according to the address and/or a permanent virtual linenumber of the data and/or the signaling.

The dynamic operation process among each module in the multi-mode basestation is described through an operation flow of the multi-mode basestation, as shown in FIG. 3.

In Step 301, the base station receives data and signaling from anexternal transmission link. The interface processing moduledistinguishes the mode of the received data or signaling, anddistributes the data or the signaling to the protocol processing modulecorresponding to the mode for being processed. The interface processingmodule may distinguish the mode of the data or the signaling throughdifferent addresses+port numbers. Taking IP data and signaling forexample, the mode of the IP data and signaling may be distinguishedaccording to an IP address and a transfer control protocol (TCP)/userdatagram protocol (UDP) port number. The interface processing moduleneeds to manage and maintain a mapping relation table about“Mode-Address-Port”, as shown in Table 1. According to the table, theinterface processing module can uniquely determine the mode of thereceived data or signaling. The table may be adjusted according to thepractical requirements, in which one wireless mode can correspond to aplurality of IP addresses and a plurality of port numbers, but the sameIP address or port number can only correspond to one wireless mode.

TABLE 1 Wireless Mode TCP Port UDP Port Protocol IP Address NumberNumber WCDMA 10.121.37.46 2000 2001, 2500-3500 WCDMA 10.121.37.47 /3000-4000 CDMA2000 10.121.37.46 2100 2101, 3500-4000 WiMax 10.121.37.482000 2001, 3000-4000 . . . . . . . . . . . .

As known from Table 1 that, when the IP address of the received data orsignaling is 10.121.37.46, the TCP port number is 2000, the UDP portnumber is 2001 or any port number between 2500 and 3500, the interfaceprocessing module determines that the data or the signaling is the dataor the signaling of the WCDMA mode, and distributes the data or thesignaling to the WCDMA mode protocol processing module.

Next, in Step 302, after receiving the data or the signaling, theprotocol processing module corresponding to the mode applies to theresource management module of the mode for resources. As for the aboveexample, after receiving the data or the signaling, the WCDMA modeprotocol processing module applies to the WCDMA mode resource managementmodule for resources required for processing the data or the signaling.

Next, in Step 303, the corresponding resource management moduledynamically assigns resources in the available resource scope of themode according to processing requirements. In the above example, theWCDMA mode resource management module dynamically assigns the requiredresources to the WCDMA mode protocol processing module in the availableresource scope of the WCDMA mode.

The available resource scope of each mode is assigned by the globalresource management module in advance, and then the global resourcemanagement module notifies the resource management module correspondingto each mode of an assignment result, so that the resource managementmodule corresponding to each mode freely assigns resources in theavailable resource scope of the mode. Because the resource managementmodule of each mode is under a macro control of the global resourcemanagement module, the global resource management module may adjustresource scopes among different modes according to the loadingsituations, so that the shared resources may be assigned and managed ina better way, thereby improving a resource utilization rate.

The assigned resource scopes include universal resources supporting eachmode of the base station and resources only supporting a single mode,and the resources may be divided as follows.

According to different functions of the resources, the internalresources of the base station may be divided into transmission resourcessuch as transmission bearings and port numbers, base band resources suchas modulators, demodulators, encoders and decoders, and radio frequencyresources such as transceivers and power amplifiers, and the like.

According to the resource assigning occasions, the internal resources ofthe base station may be divided into static resources and dynamicresources. The static resources refer to resources assigned duringinitialization, which are usually not released during the operationprocess of the base station. The dynamic resources refer to resourcesdynamically assigned and released according to the user services duringthe operation process of the base station.

According to the wireless modes supported by the resources, the internalresources of the base station may be divided into dedicated resourcesand universal resources. The dedicated resources refer to resources onlysupporting a certain specific wireless mode, and the universal resourcesrefer to resources supporting a plurality of wireless modes.

The global resource management module assigns the available resourcescope of each mode according to the characteristics of each type ofresources. For example, the resources only supporting a single mode areassigned to the available resource scope of the mode, and cannot beshared by the other modes. The resource management module correspondingto each mode dynamically or statically assigns the resources in theavailable scope thereof according to the characteristics of each type ofresources. In this step, the WCDMA mode resource management moduleassigns dynamic resources.

Next, in Step 304, the WCDMA mode protocol processing module uses theresources assigned by the resource management module thereof to processthe received data or signaling according to a protocol corresponding tothe WCDMA mode.

After the WCDMA protocol processing module finishes processing the dataor the signaling, the flow proceeds to Step 305, in which the WCDMA moderesource management module releases the assigned relevant dynamicresources.

The basic modules of the multi-mode base station have been describedabove. In addition, the multi-mode base station further includes areconfiguration module. When the multi-mode base station supports a newmode, the reconfiguration module is adapted to configure a protocolprocessing module and a resource management module corresponding to thenew mode in the multi-mode base station, add information required fordistinguishing the new mode in the interface processing module, andinstruct the global resource management module to assign an availableresource scope to the new mode. When the multi-mode base station doesnot support a certain existing mode any more, the reconfiguration moduledeletes the protocol processing module and the resource managementmodule corresponding to the mode, deletes the information fordistinguishing the mode from the interface processing module, andinstructs the global resource management module to release the availableresource scope assigned to the mode. When a new mode is supported or anold mode is invalidated, it is only necessary to add or delete thecorresponding protocol processing module and resource management module,so that the reconfiguration becomes quite convenient.

When the multi-mode base station does not support the existing mode andreleases the available resource scope assigned to the mode, thereconfiguration module reassigns the released available resource scopeto the other modes currently used by the base station according to apreset policy or a user instruction, thereby further improving theutilization rate of the public resources.

Through the reconfiguration, the base station is configured from onemode to another mode, or from a state of supporting one mode to a stateof supporting multiple modes, as shown in FIG. 4. The reconfigurationmodule configures or deletes the corresponding protocol processingmodule and resource management module in a static or dynamic manner. Thedifference there-between is that, after statically configuring ordeleting the corresponding protocol processing module and resourcemanagement module, the reconfiguration module needs to reset the basestation, so as to support the new mode or invalidate the old mode;whereas after dynamically configuring or deleting the correspondingprotocol processing module and resource management module, thereconfiguration module does not need to reset the base station tosupport the new mode or invalidate the old mode. Thus, the dynamicconfiguration is adopted to further ensure that the current services arenot affected during the reconfiguration.

There are many manners for realizing the dynamic configuration, and anexample of realizing the dynamic configuration by dynamicallyloading/unloading upgrade software is cited below. When a new mode issupported by using the upgrade software, the services of the existingmodes are not interrupted during the upgrading process. The resources ofthe new mode can share the resources of the existing modes, or can besupported by a newly-added hardware module.

In this example, software packages of different modes need to be issuedrespectively (each mode corresponds to one software package), and may beloaded and run independently. During realization, the base stationdownloads protocol processing software of a designated mode from a fileserver according to a reconfiguration command from the user, anddynamically loads and runs the corresponding protocol processingsoftware through a dynamic loading interface of an operating system, soas to realize the reconfiguration, as shown in FIG. 5.

The dynamic support on the newly added modes is realized flexibly byadopting the dynamic loading and unloading techniques, so that theservices of the current modes are prevented from being affected. Thedynamic loading and unloading techniques need the support of theoperating system.

The vxWorks is set as an example below to demonstrate pseudo-codes ofoperations of dynamically loading and deleting a mode.

... Parse reconfiguration_command( ) ; RetrieveProtocol_Processing_software; fdX = open (“/devX/objFile”, O_RDONLY);loadModule (fdX, LOAD_ALL_SYMBOLS); close (fdX);

The multi-mode base station is reconfigured in the software manner, sothat the operations of assembling and disassembling the physical modulesare reduced. For example, when it intends to delete an existing mode, itis only necessary to unload the application software for the protocolprocessing module of the mode, instead of disassembling thecorresponding board, so that the reconfiguration is realizedconveniently and quickly, without requiring any labor work carried outby the management personnel.

In a second embodiment of the present invention, a wirelesscommunication network is described, which includes at least onemulti-mode base station described in the first embodiment. Acorresponding protocol processing module, a corresponding resourcemanagement module, a shared interface processing module, and a sharedglobal resource management module are set for each mode supported by themulti-mode base station. The interface processing module receivesexternal data and/or signaling, distinguishes a mode of the receiveddata and/or signaling, and transmits the data and/or the signaling tothe protocol processing module corresponding to the mode. Each protocolprocessing module processes the received data and/or signaling accordingto a protocol corresponding to the mode. Thus, the multi-mode basestation forms a logical entity while supporting different protocols,thereby transmitting and receiving the data and performing themanagement operation in a unified manner, so that the operationcomplexity is reduced, and the resources are conveniently shared by eachmode. Since the resource management module of each mode is under themacro control of the global resource management module, the globalresource management module may adjust the resource scopes among thedifferent modes according to the loading situations, so that the sharedresources may be assigned and managed in a better way, thereby improvingthe resource utilization rate.

Distinctly, those skilled in the art should appreciate that each moduleor each step of the present invention may be realized by universalcomputing devices, and may be integrated on a single computing device,or distributed in a network formed by a plurality of computing devices.Optionally, each module or each step of the present invention may berealized by program codes executable by the computing device, so thateach module or each step may be stored in a storage device for beingperformed by the computing device. Alternatively, each module or eachstep of the present invention may be respectively fabricated into eachintegrated circuit module, or a plurality of modules or steps among themodules or steps of the present invention is fabricated into a singleintegrated circuit module for realization. In this manner, the presentinvention is not limited to any specific combination of hardware andsoftware.

The above embodiments are merely intended to describe and explain theprinciple of the present invention. It should be understood that theimplementation manners of the present invention are not limited thereto.It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that variousmodifications and variations can be made to the structure of the presentinvention without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention.In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the present inventioncover modifications and variations of this invention provided they fallwithin the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.

What is claimed is:
 1. A multi-mode base station, comprising: areceiver, configured to receive data and/or signaling; a sharedinterface processing module, configured to distinguish a wireless airinterface mode of the data and/or the signaling, and distribute the dataand/or the signaling to a protocol processing module corresponding tothe wireless air interface mode distinguished for the data and/or thesignaling at least two protocol processing modules, respectively vestedin at least two wireless air interface modes, and configured to processdata and/or signaling of a wireless air interface mode according to aprotocol corresponding to the wireless air interface mode; resourcemanagement modules, respectively corresponding to each of the protocolprocessing modules, and adapted to assign resources required forprocessing the data and/or the signaling to the corresponding protocolprocessing modules; and a global resource management module, configuredto assign an available resource scope to each wireless air interfacemode, wherein the resource management modules corresponding to eachwireless air interface mode for the corresponding protocol processingmodules, assign resources required for processing data and/or signalingto a corresponding protocol processing module in an available resourcescope of a wireless air interface mode.
 2. The multi-mode base stationaccording to claim 1, wherein if the data is IP data and/or signaling,the interface processing module distinguishes the wireless air interfacemode of the data and/or the signaling according to an address and/or aport number of the IP data and/or the signaling; or if the data is ATMdata and/or signaling, the interface processing module distinguishes thewireless air interface mode of the ATM data and/or the signalingaccording to an address and/or a permanent virtual line number of theATM data and/or the signaling.
 3. The multi-mode base station accordingto claim 1, further comprising: a reconfiguration module, configured to:configure a protocol processing module and a resource management modulecorresponding to a new wireless air interface mode in the multi-modebase station, add information for distinguishing the new wireless airinterface mode in the interface processing module, and instruct theglobal resource management module to assign an available resource scopeto the new wireless air interface mode, when the multi-mode base stationsupports the new mode; or delete a protocol processing module and aresource management module corresponding to an existing wireless airinterface mode, delete information for distinguishing the existingwireless air interface mode from the interface processing module, andinstruct the global resource management module to release an availableresource scope assigned to the existing wireless air interface mode,when the multi-mode base station does not support the existing wirelessair interface mode any more.
 4. The multi-mode base station according toclaim 3, wherein when the multi-mode base station does not support theexisting wireless air interface mode and releases the available resourcescope assigned to the wireless air interface mode, the reconfigurationmodule reassigns the released available resource scope to the otherwireless air interface modes currently used by the base stationaccording to a preset policy or a user instruction.
 5. The multi-modebase station according to claim 3, wherein the reconfiguration modulestatically configures or deletes the protocol processing module and theresource management module, and then resets the multi-mode base stationwhen finishing statically configuring or deleting the protocolprocessing module and the resource management module; or thereconfiguration module dynamically configures or deletes the protocolprocessing module and the resource management module.
 6. A method ofoperating by a multi-mode base station, comprising: receiving, by themulti-mode base station, data and/or signaling; distinguishing, by ashared interface processing module of the multi-mode base station, awireless air interface mode of the data and/or signaling; distributingthe data and/or the signaling to a protocol processing module of themulti-mode base station corresponding to the wireless air interface modedistinguished for the data and/or signaling; and processing, by theprotocol processing module of the multi-mode base station, the dataand/or the signaling according to a protocol corresponding to thewireless air interface mode distinguished for the data and/or signaling,assigning, by a resource management module corresponding to the protocolprocessing module, resources required for processing the data and/or thesignaling to the corresponding protocol processing module, assigning, bya shared global resource management module, an available resource scopeto each supported wireless air interface mode, wherein a resourcemanagement module corresponding to a wireless air interface mode for acorresponding protocol processing module, assigns resources required forprocessing data and/or signaling to the corresponding protocolprocessing module in an available resource scope of the wireless airinterface mode.
 7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising:dynamically assigning resources according to processing requirements;and when the protocol processing module of the multi-mode base stationfinishes processing the data and/or the signaling, the relevantresources is released.
 8. The method according to claim 6, wherein ifthe data is IP data and/or signaling, the distinguishing comprises:distinguishing the wireless air interface mode of the IP data and/or thesignaling according to an address and/or a port number of the dataand/or the signaling; or if the data is ATM data and/or signaling, thedistinguishing comprises: distinguishing the wireless air interface modeof the ATM data and/or the signaling according to an address and apermanent virtual line number of the ATM data and/or the signaling. 9.The method according to claim 6, further comprising: when the multi-modebase station supports a new wireless air interface mode, configuring, bythe multi-mode base station, modules for processing the data and/or thesignaling according to a protocol and for dynamically assigningresources according to processing requirements corresponding to the newwireless air interface mode in the multi-mode base station, addinginformation for distinguishing the new wireless air interface mode, andinstructing the global resource management module to assign an availableresource scope to the new wireless air interface mode; or when themulti-mode base station does not support an existing wireless airinterface mode any more, deleting, by the multi-mode base station,modules for processing the data and/or the signaling according to aprotocol and for dynamically assigning resources according to processingrequirements corresponding to the existing mode, deleting informationfor distinguishing the existing wireless air interface mode, andinstructing the global resource management module to release anavailable resource scope assigned to the existing wireless air interfacemode.
 10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising: when themulti-mode base station does not support the existing wireless airinterface mode and releases the available resource scope assigned to thewireless air interface mode, reassigning the released available resourcescope to the other wireless air interface modes currently used by thebase station according to a preset policy or a user instruction.
 11. Awireless communication system, comprising: at least one multi-mode basestation, wherein the multi-mode base station comprises: a receiver,configured to receive data and/or signaling; an shared interfaceprocessing module, configured to distinguish a wireless air interfacemode of the data and/or the signaling, and distribute the data and/orthe signaling to a protocol processing module corresponding to thewireless air interface mode distinguished for the data and/or thesignaling; at least two protocol processing modules, respectively vestedin at least two wireless air interface modes, and configured to processdata and/or signaling of a wireless air interface mode according to aprotocol corresponding to the wireless air interface mode; resourcemanagement modules, respectively corresponding to each of the protocolprocessing modules, and configured to assign resources required forprocessing the data and/or the signaling to the corresponding protocolprocessing modules; and a global resource management module, configuredto assign an available resource scope to each wireless air interfacemode, wherein the resource management modules corresponding to eachwireless air interface mode for the corresponding protocol processingmodules, assign resources required for processing data and/or signalingto a corresponding protocol processing module in an available resourcescope of a wireless air interface mode.
 12. The wireless communicationsystem according to claim 11, wherein if the data is IP data and/orsignaling, the interface processing module distinguishes the wirelessair interface mode of the data and/or the signaling according to anaddress and/or a port number of the IP data and/or the signaling; or ifthe data is ATM data and/or signaling, the interface processing moduledistinguishes the wireless air interface mode of the ATM data and/or thesignaling according to an address and/or a permanent virtual line numberof the ATM data and/or the signaling.
 13. The wireless communicationsystem according to claim 11, wherein the multi-mode base stationfurther comprises: a reconfiguration module, configured to: configure aprotocol processing module and a resource management modulecorresponding to a new wireless air interface mode in the multi-modebase station, add information for distinguishing the new wireless airinterface mode in the interface processing module, and instruct theglobal resource management module to assign an available resource scopeto the new wireless air interface mode, when the multi-mode base stationsupports the new wireless air interface mode; or delete a protocolprocessing module and a resource management module corresponding to anexisting wireless air interface mode, delete information fordistinguishing the existing mode from the interface processing module,and instruct the global resource management module to release anavailable resource scope assigned to the existing wireless air interfacemode, when the multi-mode base station does not support the existingwireless air interface mode any more.
 14. The wireless communicationsystem according to claim 13, wherein when the multi-mode base stationdoes not support the existing wireless air interface mode and releasesthe available resource scope assigned to the wireless air interfacemode, the reconfiguration module reassigns the released availableresource scope to the other wireless air interface modes currently usedby the base station according to a preset policy or a user instruction.